we got rid of our second best prospect for a rental (Beltran is represented by scott boras). If we win another ring, its 100% worth it, regardless of how good Wheeler becomes. Other than that, it might be a costly move.

I'm hearing that because of the prospect we gave up, this wont be a rental if he performs well the rest of this season and doesn't ask for too much next season. We need a bat or this season is for nothing - sure we'll win the division but without a little more offense we wont stand a chance in the post season. Plus this move was a 2 for 1, considering that it was as much of a defensive acquisition to keep Beltran away from the Philies and the Braves. I'm please with the move, he was our best option.

Wheeler might end up being a no body, so the deal 3 years from now might look like it is worth it. And if we win, it was so worth it, regardless of how wheeler ends up being. It is one of those deals where we need to wait a few years to completely judge how each team did.

I hate to throwout the old and over-used saying, "hindsight is 20/20", but regardless of how cliche that notion maybe it always holds true. We needed a bat, we got a bat, it was the right move because everything that happens after the fact is out of our hands. Even if Wheeler turns out to be a good starter and Beltran leaves next season, I wont regret it because we have an abundance of pitching and a shortage of offense which has caused a dramatic unbalance in the way that we value those two aspects of the game.

As a life-long Warrior fan, I'd drive myself nuts if I played the "Shoulda, coulda, woulda" game...

I am especially excited for the new wildcard. I proposed having a second wildcard team when I was in college a few years ago. I am glad to see people in MLB had a similar idea. Reward the division winner with a BYE and have the two wildcards slug it out in a do-or-die situation.

Our line up is faster on the top but I def love the Cabrera pick up. He was damn good last year, and if he can keep up his production, he would be a nice addition. Not sure about Angel Pagan, but we will see. Hoping Buster Posey gets back to form and Pablo up his game to MVP status... I don't know about the rest of you but as much as I love Freddy, he probably wont stay healthy, hopefully, Pill can learn to play 2nd base more.

#1 (no pun intended), Angel Pagan. The top of the lineup needs a major facelift. Granted, you could put Freddy Sanchez and anyone else up top and it'll look good, but when Freddy's on the DL it's good to have another bonafide 2-hole guy like Cabrera. Pagan needs an OBP of over .400 for Giants fans to fall in love with him (as his base running and fielding is a sight to behold), but if he struggles handling the bat, I'd love to see Cabrera slide over to insert a Belt or a Pill into LF. The Giants have too much going on to simply stand pat with another frustrating year out of the leadoff spot and the additions of Cabrera and Theriot put the heat on Pagan to get it done if he wants to stay in the lineup. The other outfielder I'm curious about is:

#2, Nate Schierholtz. While Giants fans adore Nate's sporadic (yet, orbital) pop and his laser, rocket arm... Giants brass would prefer to see that .315ish average come back more than anything. He should start the year in right, but if that bat doesn't show up, Belt should have first crack at any outfield spot opening up. Lastly:

#3, Aubrey Huff, just because (despite his résumé of good-then-bad-then-good seasons) he IS getting older... And that lineup is already sooo lefty heavy (ESPECIALLY if Belt wins a job), not to mention devoid of pop, that the Giants should do WHATEVER they can to get the broad-shouldered Pill into the upper-middle part of that lineup.

For some reason, I just believe Posey's bat will sling-shot the younger guys, like Belt, Crawford, and Pill. And when Posey's in the lineup, every Giants hitter can pretty much add 20 points to their average. It's incredible how much of a catalyst Posey is when he's right. He and Sandoval, added with Pill, should put away 20+ dingers each in 500 ABs.

I'd like to see Belt in the out field to make room for others at 1st, but I doubt Pill will start any time soon. Huff is our biggest question right now, I haven't paid much attention to the first few spring training games so I wonder if they are gonna make a run with him in the outfield.

With options like Andrew Susac and Tommy Joseph in the minor leagues, not to mention Hector Sanchez' switch hitting bat, WHY, oh WHY, are the Giants still seemingly set on either Stewart or Whiteside as the backup?

I'm tired of hearing about how well they handle the staff. Look at the staff. How hard can it be to make Lincecum, Bumgarner, and Romo look good?

So Timmy got touched up a little bit, but Cabrera looked good. I'm more concerned about panda - he doesn't look too sharp defensively and he looks like he put back on that weight he lost before last season.